Nov 16th 2008 5:00PM by Andrew Johnson (author feed)

The White Sox enter this offseason at once pleased with the way 2008 ended and also wondering what might have been. And sure, you can say that for any team that makes the playoffs and falls short of the ulimate prize, but it’s particularly so for the Pale Hose, who lost their best hitter by a country mile, Carlos Quentin, for the season in early September.

Would things have gone differently had Quentin been in Chicago’s lineup for the ALDS? We’ll never know. What we do know is that the South Siders aren’t about to rest on their laurels after winning the AL Central.

No one will ever accuse general manager Kenny Williams of being timid or cautious as he attempts to reshape his roster — that’s why many consider him one of the better executives in the game — and he’s already begun to do just that this winter.Continue Reading